Borja Oubiña's late header rescued a point for Celta after Lionel Messi's milestone goal looked to have earned his side the victory. It was the 19th consecutive Liga match in which the Argentinian has scored, last drawing a blank in the home encounter with Celta on 3 November, and Messi has now matched Ronaldo's feat last season of scoring against every Liga outfit. Cristian Tello had cancelled out Nacho Insa's opener.

Madrid suffered an early blow when Rodri pounced on a loose ball to race through and finish clinically. Ronaldo's 28th goal of the campaign, a low, left-footed effort, levelled the scores but they could not manage a winner. Earlier Málaga CF had moved level on points with fourth-placed Real Sociedad de Fútbol thanks to a 3-1 win at Rayo Vallecano de Madrid. Real, like Club Atlético de Madrid – who could move ahead of Madrid – play tomorrow.

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